Record keeping is a key feature of teaching and assessment. However, if this activity is completed effectively and efficiently. Some questions have to be addressed.
Why do teachers keep records of pupils work?
Whom are they for?
What is their value?
A prime purpose of record keeping is to help monitor the progress of individual pupils & plan their future learning. Of stead continually states the importance and need for teacher to keep records of pupils progress.
There are three main function of record keeping –
1. To monitor & plan ahead.
2. To inform others
3. To demonstrate that these purposes are being properly followed.
Thinking about good and effective record keeping requires an understanding of the usefulness of records. There are two areas that need to be addressed- · The detail/quantity of information to be recorded. · And how information is going to be used.
Records that are very detailed, dense and incomprehensive have little chance of being used.
The three main function of good record keeping need to be recognized, understood and implemental throughout the trainees teaching placement. Trainees should appreciate the importance of the three functions and monitor how they affect of change their practice.
To monitor & Plan Ahead
The type of information teachers collect and record shoul help the planning of future help the planning of future lessons of work. It should also help identity specific problems that individual pupil may have.
Planning in this context requires teachers to build upon previous progress and ensure that they allow the pupil to progress and ensure that they allow the pupil to progress in an adequate way by covering learning areas in breadth & depth.
These records will enable the class teacher to establish where the pupils are. The work they have covered and the nature of the progress. The pupils have made passing on information is a key to monitoring the continuity and progression of learning,
All teachers keep a mark book of some kind in which they record marks, grades, comments and scores. How the trainees uses a mark book is key to accurate records and the monitoring of whole-class activities as well as individual pupil progress.
Recording in this way provides a quick visual check on work completed, nature of the task, grades obtained work outstanding through absence or incomplete work submitted, and a rough guide to overall progress.
To inform others-
Records are kept not only to monitor progress of individual pupils but to inform a variety of audients as to the work, progress and problem encountered when teaching a whole class as well as the individual pupil. There are three main areas in reporting that the trainee needs to be aware of;-
1. Reporting to Parents.
2. Reporting to Pupils.
3. Reporting to colleagues/ Department / the whole school
Each requires different skills and use of evidence, but each type of report has to be informed by & based on data collected.
Reporting to Parents
The parents have a key role to play in a pupils learning & development, so reporting to parents has to be effective, meaningful & coherent. Schools normally offer three routes to obtaining information about their pupil’s progress; Written reports, Parents evenings and individual meetings with the class teacher or tutor.
Written reports are now a statutory obligation at the end of an academic year.
Where appropriate these include key stage reports, which reflect the level achieved in each subject area by the individual pupil. The report also reflects SATs (Standard Attainment Task) results and teacher assessment as well as a commentary on progress.
Reporting to Pupils
Children have the right to know how they are progressing. The teacher can achieve this in a variety of ways. Feedback is the key. After an assessment task, whether it be homework or a more formalized test, communicate to the pupils what they have achieved and attained and what they need to do in order to progress further.
Reporting to Colleagues
This is a skill that trainers will develop throughout their teaching carrier . On placement trainees will need to keep a close record of the curriculum covered , including topics, areas, texts used ,exact areas of the schemes of work covered, Homework set, extra curricular activities covered , test results and merit marks or stars given out. All this information will have to be passed to the class teacher when the placement has completed.
The information is an important record. It informs colleagues of problem that may have been encounter by pupils during the teaching of certain topics.
The records should be specific with examples of where and how the pupils encountered problems.
Trainees should appreciate that detailed records are also a means of monitoring their own practice in relation to pupils learning difficulties or successes.
A framework for recording & reporting-
Reporting to Parents Teachers, Pupils Assessment of pupil based on evidence collected Evidence Collected: Class notes, Mark book Postural Information
Recording and Reporting
Record keeping is a key feature of teaching and assessment. However, if this activity is completed effectively and efficiently. Some questions have to be addressed.
Why do teachers keep records of pupils work?
Whom are they for?
What is their value?
A prime purpose of record keeping is to help monitor the progress of individual pupils & plan their future learning. Of stead continually states the importance and need for teacher to keep records of pupils progress.
There are three main function of record keeping –
1. To monitor & plan ahead.
2. To inform others
3. To demonstrate that these purposes are being properly followed.
Thinking about good and effective record keeping requires an understanding of the usefulness of records. There are two areas that need to be addressed-
· The detail/quantity of information to be recorded.
· And how information is going to be used.
Records that are very detailed, dense and incomprehensive have little chance of being used.
The three main function of good record keeping need to be recognized, understood and implemental throughout the trainees teaching placement. Trainees should appreciate the importance of the three functions and monitor how they affect of change their practice.
To monitor & Plan Ahead
The type of information teachers collect and record shoul help the planning of future help the planning of future lessons of work. It should also help identity specific problems that individual pupil may have.
Planning in this context requires teachers to build upon previous progress and ensure that they allow the pupil to progress and ensure that they allow the pupil to progress in an adequate way by covering learning areas in breadth & depth.
These records will enable the class teacher to establish where the pupils are. The work they have covered and the nature of the progress. The pupils have made passing on information is a key to monitoring the continuity and progression of learning,
All teachers keep a mark book of some kind in which they record marks, grades, comments and scores. How the trainees uses a mark book is key to accurate records and the monitoring of whole-class activities as well as individual pupil progress.
Recording in this way provides a quick visual check on work completed, nature of the task, grades obtained work outstanding through absence or incomplete work submitted, and a rough guide to overall progress.
To inform others-
Records are kept not only to monitor progress of individual pupils but to inform a variety of audients as to the work, progress and problem encountered when teaching a whole class as well as the individual pupil. There are three main areas in reporting that the trainee needs to be aware of;-
1. Reporting to Parents.
2. Reporting to Pupils.
3. Reporting to colleagues/ Department / the whole school
Each requires different skills and use of evidence, but each type of report has to be informed by & based on data collected.
Reporting to Parents
The parents have a key role to play in a pupils learning & development, so reporting to parents has to be effective, meaningful & coherent. Schools normally offer three routes to obtaining information about their pupil’s progress; Written reports, Parents evenings and individual meetings with the class teacher or tutor.
Written reports are now a statutory obligation at the end of an academic year.
Where appropriate these include key stage reports, which reflect the level achieved in each subject area by the individual pupil. The report also reflects SATs (Standard Attainment Task) results and teacher assessment as well as a commentary on progress.
Reporting to Pupils
Children have the right to know how they are progressing. The teacher can achieve this in a variety of ways. Feedback is the key. After an assessment task, whether it be homework or a more formalized test, communicate to the pupils what they have achieved and attained and what they need to do in order to progress further.
Reporting to Colleagues
This is a skill that trainers will develop throughout their teaching carrier . On placement trainees will need to keep a close record of the curriculum covered , including topics, areas, texts used ,exact areas of the schemes of work covered, Homework set, extra curricular activities covered , test results and merit marks or stars given out. All this information will have to be passed to the class teacher when the placement has completed.
The information is an important record. It informs colleagues of problem that may have been encounter by pupils during the teaching of certain topics.
The records should be specific with examples of where and how the pupils encountered problems.
Trainees should appreciate that detailed records are also a means of monitoring their own practice in relation to pupils learning difficulties or successes.
A framework for recording & reporting-
Reporting to Parents Teachers, Pupils
Assessment of pupil based on evidence collected
Evidence Collected: Class notes, Mark book Postural Information